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My life is all about bringing down the patriarchy. I write books and articles about feminism, and I also teach and direct the Women's and Gender Studies Program at the College of Charleston....
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Alison Piepmeier

Wednesday, December, 12, 2007

Eggnog:  Although I find that I have about zero holiday spirit this year, I bought some Organic Valley eggnog, and I’m loving it.  It’s mostly cream and sugar, so it’s perhaps not all that great for me, but it has no artificial ingredients, and it’s so delicious.  It’s making me feel a tiny bit less Grinchy.

Vaguely indie but mostly mainstream movies:  If they’re a bit thinky, but quite palatable and not too dense, I’m a fan.  Examples include Garden State, Little Miss Sunshine, and Me and You and Everyone We Know.

Incredibly mainstream movies:  For some reason, I have a bit of an obsession with a certain class of films that require me to silence my inner feminist critic.  Films like Star Wars and the Lord of the Rings trilogy.  I also love the Matrix and Bourne movies, but I think those might be more defensible from a feminist perspective. 

Bitch magazine:  Fun, feminist exploration of pop culture--smart, political, and these days likely to keep me from being such a fogey.  I just got the latest issue but haven’t had a chance to read it yet.  (Does my love for Bitch balance out my love for Aragorn, son of Arathorn?)

Hearing the heat come on in the morning:  I’m usually the earliest up at my house, and when I’m sitting in the living room, drinking the day’s first cup of coffee (also one of my favorite things--that first sip), hearing the heat click on is strangely soothing.  Maybe it’s a reminder that I’m in a warm, safe house, that I have money to pay the bills, that many of the creatures I love are under my roof.  It’s very comfortable.

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Kenneth Burns
Kenneth Burns
Glad you liked the egg nog
Posted Wed, 12/12/2007 - 19:08
Glad you liked the egg nog -- didja know Organic Valley is a fine Wisconsin cooperative, and a leader in the Dairy State's burgeoning sustainable foods movement? We recently did a big piece on them.
mawiep
mawiep
have you had it?
Posted Fri, 12/14/2007 - 19:19
oooo this made me think of the carton of soynog we have at home in the fridge. you should try it. it may be one of my new favorite holiday drinks.
margaret
margaret
mmm matt damon, but you know
Posted Thu, 12/13/2007 - 10:50
mmm matt damon, but you know what's better than matt damon? james bond, ooh la la. i just can't get enough -- i watch casino royale close to once a week. so much to critique, but sometimes i just have to put myself on pause and enjoy some abs.
Alison
Alison
So happy to know that my
Posted Thu, 12/13/2007 - 10:59
So happy to know that my enjoyment of Organic Valley nog is helping the earth. I'll go have some now. And yes on Matt Damon as a revised James Bond-y character. I choose to interpret the Bourne movies as a critique of mainstream masculinity that have the bonus feature of allowing me to watch Matt Damon run around like a badass.